Lumbini Zone

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Lumbini
—  Zone  —
Country	Nepal
Region
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)

Lumbini Zone is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birth place of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy. The zone's headquarters is Butwal.

[edit] Districts

Lumbini is divided into 6 districts, listed below with the headquarters in parentheses:

• Arghakhanchi District (Sandhikharka)
• Gulmi District (Tamghas)
• Kapilvastu District (Taulihawa)
• Nawalparasi District (Parasi)
• Palpa District (Tansen)
• Rupandehi District (Bhairahawa)

[edit] See also

• Zones of Nepal
• Districts of Nepal
• Regions of Nepal

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Coordinates: 27°45′N 83°30′E / 27.75°N 83.5°E / 27.75; 83.5

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